Another

by John Grey / February 2nd, 2020

Another state execution,
another slate of dead-eyed witnesses,
another sweaty chaplain,
another protesting crowd outside
dragging their placards
out of mothballs,
another TV talking head
with three sides to his mouth,
another voice on a talk show
screaming “fry the pig”,
another mother weeping
back and forth
between sorrow and guilt,
another mother’s vengeance
sputtering down to
silent misery,
another another…
it’s Texas…
being another is punishable
by death.

John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident, recently published in Midnight Mind, Willow Review and the Pennsylvania Literary Journal. Latest books, Bittersweet, Subject Matters and Between Two Fires are available through Amazon. Work upcoming in the MacGuffin, the Bayou Review and Plainsongs. Read other articles by John.

This article was posted on Sunday, February 2nd, 2020 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.